According to reports from Foresight News and CoinDesk, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey was found guilty by a jury for accepting bribes such as gold bars and luxury cars in exchange for political influence. Menendez is a staunch critic of cryptocurrencies, having described Bitcoin as the ideal choice for criminals, and is a co-sponsor of the 'El Salvador Cryptocurrency Accountability Act,' which aims to assess the risks of El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender.

Foresight News reported that according to CoinDesk, Senator Bob Menendez (Democrat) from New Jersey was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of accepting bribes, including gold bars and luxury cars, in exchange for his political influence. Menendez is a staunch critic of cryptocurrencies, having claimed that Bitcoin is the ideal choice for criminals. He is also a co-sponsor of the Accountability in Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act, which requires the U.S. State Department to report on the risks to the U.S. financial system of El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender.

Senator Bob Menendez from the United States has been convicted of bribery.